Learning about Wine

I did fine in my first wine class. After all the exam stress, it turns out that some of what I thought I didn’t know, I did, and I came out with a good mark and a renewed excitement about starting my next course. Not that I still don’t feel overwhelmed – I think the...
Kawartha Country Wines

Kawartha Country Wines

  st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } Recently on #ONWineChat (Wednesday’s at 10 p.m. ET on Twitter) we were discussing the lesser known wineries in Ontario, specifically the ones that are not in designated wine regions. It got me thinking about my visit to Kawartha...

Wine Overwhelm

As I was sitting in my Wines I exam the other night, staring forlornly at the pages and wishing the names of regions and grapes would magically appear, I had a bit of an epiphany. I am in over my head. It’s fine – I set myself up to drown and that feeling of overwhelm...

The Good Food and Drink Festival

  On April 6th, I visited The Good Food and Drink Festival at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto. I’d been to the show when it was held at The International Centre in Mississauga  a few years ago and hadn’t been hugely impressed, but I was willing to give it...